Nato Summit 2014: Newport is NOT the same as Cardiff – not that Channel 4, The Mail and The Guardian know...

Anger and bemusement after media manages to mix up Newport and Cardiff as host of international conference

Security is tight ahead of the Nato summit at the Celtic Manor next month

There are just eight days to go before the much-hyped Nato Summit comes to Wales – but for some it still isn’t clear where it's actually taking place.

Proud Newport residents came to the defence of their city on Tuesday after the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, the Guardian’s front page, the Daily Mail and Channel 4 News all said the Nato Summit 2014 was being held in Cardiff.

The mistakes caused a stir on Twitter, leading Radio 4’s Justin Webb to make a humble and fulsome apology on Wednesday morning’s Today programme, interviewing Eggsy of Newport rappers Goldie Lookin’ Chain to make up for it.

Among the aggrieved parties was firebrand Newport West MP Paul Flynn, who asked on Twitter if Nato would “defend Newport’s territorial integrity from Putin-esque encroachment from pushy neighbours?”

Gary Raymond pointed out to Radio 4 that the Nato Summit was as much in Cardiff as the London Olympics were in Brighton.

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